A book of poetry that survived the catastrophic 1906 earthquake and fire has been returned to the Mechanics’ Institute ...

Inside a charred book, pages dotted in soot stains tell the story of how San Francisco rose to the epicenter of a gold rush. Barely escaping the 1906 earthquake, this book should’ve burned completely.

San Francisco voters are set to decide Tuesday on Prop. A, a half-billion dollar bond measure billed as boosting earthquake safety and emergency response. The measure marks the fourth quake bond the ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on April 18, 2025. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 18, 1906, the deadliest earthquake in U.S.

It's difficult to imagine San Francisco today engulfed in flame, ash and ruin — but 120 years ago, disaster forever reshaped the city. The big picture: At 5:12am on April 18, 1906, a 7.9-magnitude ...

SAN FRANCISCO (WCSC) — An earthquake estimated to have reached as high as 8.3 magnitude on the Richter scale devastated San Francisco on April 18, 1906. The earthquake ruptured the northernmost 296 ...

The San Francisco Fire Department held a live emergency firefighting water system demonstration on Tuesday morning in commemoration of the 120-year anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

San Franciscans love to gather at Dolores Park to watch the skyline glow at sunset. The hard edges of the Transamerica Pyramid catch the light. Then the San Francisco Marriott Marquis, with its Art ...

As San Francisco marks the 120th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake, emergency-management officials are encouraging residents to prepare for the next one. Temblors are unavoidable in California, which ...